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Guggenheim spin-out targets global debt, equity

Newly formed G2 Investment Group, co-founded by J. Todd Morley, David Conrod and Antonio de la Rua, has as its CIO Alan Menkes, a buyout veteran formerly of Thomas Weisel and Hicks Muse.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Watch the fund size

Ever-growing fund sizes can put pressure on GPs to invest in bigger deals, which can lead to strategy drift, and generally lower returns, writes Mike Chalfen.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Euro cleantech funds draw commitments

Robeco subsidiary SAM has raised $200m towards a $500m target for third generation fund, while WHEB Ventures has corralled £105m for Fund II.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

HSBC to divest private equity units

Citing global regulatory changes, the bank plans to spin out five of its private equity fund management businesses in Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, the US and the Middle East.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

CID Group closes Fund III on $430m

The Greater China-focused fund is almost double the size of its 2007 predecessor.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

GIP, Montagu buy add-on for Biffa

Global Infrastructure Partners and Montagu Private Equity have agreed to acquire Greenstar, a UK waste management firm, for £135m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Ripplewood execs spin out to form new firm

Former managing directors Tony Lee and Scott Spielvogel have spun out of the Tim Collins-led firm to form One Rock Capital Partners.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR to launch ESG report

The firm will publish details of its ESG programme by year's end, European head Johannes Huth told delegates Thursday at a PEI conference in London.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Phoenix hits £450m hard-cap, broadens LP base

Placed by Credit Suisse, nearly half of the UK mid-market fund’s commitments came from new investors.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Apollo Global raises $107m for CMBS fund

The private equity real estate arm of Leon Black’s buyout shop has garnered $107m for its securitised debt vehicle, on top of $317m for its mortgage REIT.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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